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D. KARGER CAP Filed Ju1y 14. 1927 I 2 Sheets-Sheet Patented Jan. 1, 192.9;

i DAVIDEKARGER, on MILWAUKEE, wisconsin.

CAP;

Application inea July 14,

v This invention relatesy to lcaps and .is particularly concerned with a lcombination leather andfknit'cap.

Leather caps have certain desirable'qualities, such yas shape-retention, durability and warmth, particularly against winds, b-ut they also have certain undesirable qualities in that they requirelspecial means for ventilation and in thatgthey do not lend-themselves to constructions in which stretching is necessaryor desirable. a

Itis the purpose .of my inventionto construct a cap in partiof leather and iny part of .knitted material, so as to retain the desirable features of both fory their respective purposes, and todo so by an arrangement of parts whereby ventilation is` properly taken care of and manufacture, practically and at low cost,.is enabled, y y

In the accompanying ydrawings Fig. l is a front view of `a cap constructed in accordance vwith myinvention; v,

Fig. 2 is a sidehyiew, withthe crown partlybrokenawayg. y

Fig.,3 is a section through thecap taken transversely thereof .on vthe line Li-*f3 of Figure2; v f i 1 n Fig. tis an .enlarged fragmentary vertical .section taken substantially on line 1 -4: of Fig. 2;.- i' l Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary. section taken substantially online 5 5 of Fig. 2';

Fig. 6 is a front view showing a modified .form of` cap `embodying lmy invention;` and Fig. 7 is aside view of the cap illustrated inFig.6.` l The cap includes an outer crown l formed of two ormore suitably shaped pieces of leather sewed together, as shown.` Y

Within the outer. crown'- l'I provide an inner crown 2 which is knitted ofv wool yarn and is preferably of open rib knit formation. This inner crown, adapted'to fitfthe nwearers head snugly, possessesvery apprec- ,n a

capable of being turned into and out of use, ,for protecting theback of the neck and the ears of the wearer, such means being adapted iable elasticity and is knitted appreciably smaller than the outer crown l so as to .leave a space 3 betweenvit and the 'outer crown. The drawings ,have been somewhat exaggerated here to make the point clear. When the cappis placed upon the wearer"s head the inner crown is stretched slightly, so as to be placed under tension, and due to its elasticity, fits snugly about the head holding the outer crown, supported from its margin, and relatively non-elastic selfsupporting inherently, in position compara- 1927. Serial No. 205,712.

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tively loosely upon the head.'` Thus a l erlyi fitting cap and, desirable airv circulation between .theleather outer lcrown andthe head of the .wearer is effectively provided for. r i rThe wooll fronawhich-they inner crown. is knit is preferably of long fibre wool and the fibres thereof are of sufficient length to Y, provide, on the-inner face ofthe fittingcrown, a nap 4, of such ,depthsoi thickness enhance air circulation, particularly. in.

conjunction with: the. interstices resulting y from `the stretching ofgthe,Y `knitted crown upon Vthe head. The nap-fibres preferably extend downwardly, as ,indicatedin,.Figi1,i;je 4, for a ently.

In securing the inner crown. to `the outer crown, the former is disposed -withits outer margin fiat againstthe inner'marginrof ,the

outer crown, vafter w-hichthese margins are secured together .a single row'of stitching 5. Also, a whipping or overcasting` is provided, which se'rves',`a1nong other purposes to be Ypointed out presently,l to assist in compressing the ljoined ymargins `of the crown, as shown, the marginvofthe inner crown, asfindicated at 7 S'ibeing preferably `slightly enlarged so not to ydrawfthe Ymargins against. the head.

n Vhen 4`the cap is drawn' downwardly about the head, the Afibres of the nap4` are turned upwardly so as to be bentback upon themselves,- as indicated in F ig, 5, so,'in effect, as to assist in vkeeping" the main body of ythe inner crown slightly away from the head, notwithstand- 'ing its snug' fit.- The outer crown, supported from the margin of the inner crown, ycovers the hea'drelatively loosely, as will' now be clear. This 'permits ready circulation without interfering with the efficiency of' the capas a protection against cold winds. l a

The cap of my invention also has means,

to be secured underthechin of the wearer to hold them firmly in, place and for further warmth. Such means are not well adapted purpose i. which, ,will .appear pres is a neck'band), extending around the back and side portions of the crowns, this neck band terminating at each end in a flap 11,

formed by rack knitting. lIn the form of. cap shown in Figures 1 and 2, the flaps 11 are made by rack knitting in two directionsg, g

to effect tapered flaps with axes at right angles to the base of the flap, whereas, in Y the form shown in Figures 6 and 7, the flaps '11 are rack knitted in one direction to effect a tab form of flapV extending forwardly at an obtuse angle. Formation of these flaps or tabs by rack-knitting is important both from the standpoint of manufacture and resultp In manufacture, thebands are knitted lon a flap knitting machine having a rack y lever which may be brought into play at the proper point to rack the needles with the result in form pointed out without raw or A,ragged edges.v Furthermore, the resulting fiap lends itself to stretching lengthwise, by

i, which their ends` may effectively be brought together under the chin of the wearer, the

knitting closing up, under such stretching,

' 'to effect better protection for the ears and chin of the wearer. These flaps also possess l VVery appreciable elasticity and act to hold the non-elastic leather crown 1 securely in position. The nature of the stitching 6 is such as to effect a hinging connection. The neck band j with its terminating fiaps or tabs may thus the same may, when swung down, be joined together under the chin of the wearer.

A knitted front band 1() is also secured to the front and side portions of the outer crown, the lower edge of this band being secured to the joined margins of the crowns by continuation ofthe stitching 6.

It is to be noted that when the band and fiaps are down, as would be the case in especially Cold weather, the margin of the outer leather crown is drawn close to the head for a considerable portion of the perimeter of the cap., margin and, while ventilation is not closed off entirely, it is effectively reduced to some extent for the time being.

While I have referred to the outer crown of my cap as being constructed of leather,it

will be obvious, of course, that such materials as leatherette orfleatheroid-*may be employed as effective substitutes and my appended claims are intended for interpretation accordingl It will also be evident that gores of ot er material may be inserted if desired without departing from the scope and spirit of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a cap, a relatively loose fitting approximately hemi-spherical outer crown of impervious material, a relatively tight fitting approximately hemi-Spherical inner crown of knitted material, the margin of the latter being slightly enlarged, said Acrowns lbeing joined together at their margins.

2; In a. cap, a relativel 'loose fitting outer crown of leather, and a relatively tight fitting inner crown of knitted material spaced away vfrom the outer crown, said. crowns being joined together at` their margins, and the inner crown projecting inwardly beyond the cap margin and being provided at its inner face with means act-k ing to space it away from the Wearers head and permitting fiow of air therebetween and said inner crown.

3. In a cap, a relatively loose fitting outer crown of leather, and a relatively tight fitting inner crown ofA knitted material spaced away `from the outer crown, said crowns being joined together at their margins andthe marginal portion of the inner crown being compressed, said vinner crown projecting inwardly beyondvthe cap margin above and adjacent said-compressed portion, the inner crown being provided on' its inner face with a nap of appreciable depth and open formation adapted to support the inner crown in spaced relation tol the wearers head and to permit circulation ofv airl through` the space between the wearers head and said inner crown.`

4. In a cap, a relatively loose fitting outer crown of` leather, and a relativelyltight fitting inner crown of knitted material spaced away from the outer crown, saidy crown being joined together at their` margins, and the marginal portion ofl thel inner crown being compressed, said inner crown projecting inwardly beyond the cap margin above and adjacent saidcompressed portion, and being provided on its inner face with anap of appreciable depth, the fibres of kwhich are directed downwardly toward the margin of the cap. j

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 11th day of July, 1927.

DAVID KARGER. 

